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301. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - abstracting the study conditions and findings for each new included study into an evidence table, we assessed … some new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and /or a minority of responding experts assessed … One study assessed the effect of optic disc size on the diagnostic accuracy of RTVue spectral domain … At One new study that assessed the use of iCare rebound tonometry compared with None found 5 … Evidence from Primary Studies: Several additional studies assessed the performance of glaucoma screening

302. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
     March 24, 2017 - We assessed strength of evidence according to AHRQ methodology (as noted by the references), not GRADE … Eligible studies assessed as high risk of bias were not analyzed because we had little confidence in … Carlson 2015 does appear to be eligible, but would be assessed as high risk of bias due to the high … Carlson 2015 does appear to be eligible, but would be assessed as high risk of bias due to the high … Eligible studies assessed as high risk of bias were not analyzed because we had little confidence in

303. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
     March 24, 2017 - We assessed strength of evidence according to AHRQ methodology (as noted by the references), not GRADE … Eligible studies assessed as high risk of bias were not analyzed because we had little confidence in … Carlson 2015 does appear to be eligible, but would be assessed as high risk of bias due to the high … Carlson 2015 does appear to be eligible, but would be assessed as high risk of bias due to the high … Eligible studies assessed as high risk of bias were not analyzed because we had little confidence in

304. Atrial-Fibrillation Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Applicability We assessed applicability across the KQs using the method described in the Methods Guide … A total of 14 RCTs involving 1,017 patients were identified that assessed the use of pharmacological … The primary outcome reported for this KQ, assessed in all but one study, was control of ventricular … A total of 42 RCTs involving 5,780 patients were identified that assessed the use of antiarrhythmic … A total of 83 studies met our inclusion criteria and assessed the comparative safety and effectiveness

305. Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_clinician.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - ��The use of behavior change techniques within the programs assessed in this review was highly variable

306. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_research-protocol.pdf
     April 06, 2010 - concern about risks and benefits associated with thiazolidinediones,11, 12 which was not systematically assessed … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Article quality will be assessed differently … For both the RCTs and the observational studies, the overall study quality will be assessed as:

307. Binge-Eating Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Risk-of-Bias Assessment We assessed risk of bias with three appropriate tools, described in more detail … Two reviewers assessed each domain independently and also assigned an overall grade for comparisons … Applicability We assessed the applicability both of individual studies and of the body of evidence … for risk of bias: 83 (105 articles) Systematic reviews assessed for quality: 1 Review team’s earlier … AHRQ systmeatic review on binge-eating disorder referenced for abstraction information and not assessed

308. Atrial-Fibrillation-Ablation Surveillance (pdf file)
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     May 16, 2013 - assessments: • If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts assessed … The summary estimate was derived from meta-analysis of three RCTs that assessed the rhythm control … However, these studies assessed the results at nonuniform time points and therefore the findings may … Seventy-eight studies assessed the rates of asymptomatic or symptomatic PV stenosis. … However,  these  studies  assessed  the  results  at   nonuniform  time  points  

309. Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Research Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2024 - The key domains assessed in ROBINS-I include confounding, selection of participants, classification … The strength of evidence will be assessed as low, moderate, high, or insufficient, and the magnitude … of the effect will be assessed according to Table 2. … relevant, additional domains, such as dose-response association and strength of association, will also be assessed

310. Lung-Cancer-Nonsurgical-Therapies Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - They assessed a subsequent set, establishing concordance among the team. … In adherence with the Methods Guide,29 the risk of bias of individual comparative studies was assessed … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria.31 The quality of the abstracted studies was assessed … The quality of the single-arm intervention studies was assessed by Carey and Boden criteria.32 These … The quality of individual studies was assessed as outlined in the preceding section, and the strength

311. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Two reviewers assessed the included studies for sources of systematic bias according to the guidelines … Two reviewers assessed the methodological rigor of observational studies using a modified version of … Rating of Evidence We assessed the quantity, quality, and consistency of the body of available evidence … We assessed the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessments of the … We retrieved the full text of 652 articles and assessed the studies for inclusion in this review.

312. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - interventions relevant to U.S. practices. 6 Study Inclusion Decisions Two independent reviewers assessed … populations of mostly outpatients and duration of at least 12 weeks, and systematic reviews that assessed … Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic or the Q-statistic chi-square. … Strength of the Body of Evidence The strength of evidence (SOE) for each prioritized outcome was assessed … Harms Outcomes Four trials and seven systematic reviews assessed or reported any type of harms associated

313. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Two reviewers assessed each domain independently and assigned an overall grade for each treatment comparison … Applicability We assessed the applicability of individual studies as well as the body of evidence. … for eligibility n=764 Articles assessed for risk of bias n=96a Systematic reviews assessed for risk … Of the 17 articles not included in one of the five systematic reviews, we assessed 15 as medium risk … We assessed four systematic reviews as low risk of bias and one as medium risk of bias.

314. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2012 - Services Task Force.44 The quality of the abstracted studies and the body of evidence will be assessed … • The quality of studies will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: o Initial … • The quality of included nonrandomized comparative intervention studies will also be assessed … • The quality of included single-arm intervention studies will be assessed based on a set of study characteristics … Assessing Applicability Applicability of findings in this review will be assessed within the EPICOT

315. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for the Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults After Exposure to Psychological Trauma (pdf file)
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     April 02, 2013 - Instead, we assessed critical domains for each study design (see methods). … For example, for RCTs we assessed randomization, allocation concealment, blinding, loss to followup … primary outcomes of the report---prevention of PTSD (including reduction of PTSD symptoms) --- was assessed … ES-12-13) We believe that harms need to be explicitly assessed to be able to draw reliable conclusions … Few studies, however, assessed such endpoints.”

316. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharm-treatment-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2018 - Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … characteristics of the population, interventions and the number of patients enrolled relative to the number assessed … Primarily RCTs will be assessed based on criteria and methods established in the Cochrane Handbook for … Key Question, condition of interest, and intervention, comparator, and outcome) will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide

317. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Data Synthesis To determine whether quantitative analyses were appropriate, we assessed the clinical … Two reviewers assessed each domain for each key outcome; differences were resolved by consensus. … Applicability We assessed the applicability of the evidence following guidance from AHRQ’s Methods … references: 341 No. of articles screened (after removal of duplicates): 6,209 No. of full-text articles assessed … How can it be assessed? JAMA. 1988 Sept 23-30;260(12):1743-8. PMID: 3045356. 7. U.S.

318. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - Timing: All time points; the last time point will be assessed if data on multiple time points are provided … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies The internal validity of RCTs will be assessed … If one or more individual domains are assessed as having a high risk of bias, the overall score will … information on the source of funding will be collected for each study.22 Cohort studies will be assessed … source of funding will also be collected.22 The methodological quality of included studies will be assessed

319. Grading Strength of Evidence: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - quality of individual studies and grading whole bodies of evidence Know the four required domains to be assessed

320. Grading Strength of Evidence: Interactive Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - quality of individual studies and grading whole bodies of evidence Know the four required domains to be assessed